Electric Cooperatives & Municipalities

Distributed generation, small scale utility, grid integration

Bring affordable, reliable efficient renewable energy production down to earth. ENGIE Distributed Renewables’ Development Team focuses on ground-mounted, utility-scale solar development, with a particular focus on distribution scale installations, community solar gardens (CSG) and direct power purchase agreements (PPAs). ENGIE’s team of regionally-focused project developers work in concert with Cooperatives, municipalities and communities to bring your ground-mounted solar projects to fruition. ENGIE has operating or development relationships with more than 25 cooperatives and municipalities.

Benefits

Lower power costs and long-term power price stability

Enhanced stability: Distributed generation throughout the territory enhances network stability and control to support all members

Economic development: Local job creation, both during construction and throughout the life of the project through operations and maintenance

Locally produced renewable energy meets desire of members for low carbon power choices

Finding lower rates through the combination of innovative technologies like solar and battery storage

Members see energy savings and their commercial and industrial customers can meet cost-reduction and sustainability goals

Communities benefit from local economic growth and experience more flexible, resilient and local generation of renewable power

This solar project [with ENGIE] is another example of how member-driven cooperatives work together to accomplish great things,” “Members had a need they wanted met and expected us to deliver a product that was safe, affordable, reliable and sustainable. By working with fellow cooperatives and their partners [ENGIE] we were able to meet those needs and more.

CEO / General Manager, Richland Electric

The Dairyland sites range from 0.6 – 2.75 MW in size and utilize the first large-scale deployment of solar single axis tracker arrays in Wisconsin

Cooperative Solar: Small Scale Utility Grid Integration

ENGIE Distributed Renewables has great experience and skill in developing utility-scale systems that are increasingly relevant to cooperatives. This is just the beginning of what our organizations, working together, can do to benefit both distribution and G&T members in the areas of solar energy, energy storage and demand response.

CEO, NRTC

Our partners

ENGIE is proud to work with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) to bring solar and storage solutions to cooperatives across the country.